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The Song of Moses
Give ear, ye heavens, and I will speak; And hear, O earth, the words of my mouth!
Give ear, ye heavens, and I will speak; And hear, O earth, the words of my mouth!
“Listen, O heavens, and I will speak!
Hear, O earth, the words that I say!
Hear, O earth, the words that I say!
My doctrine shall drop as rain, My speech flow down as dew, As small rain upon the tender herb, And as showers on the grass.
Let my teaching fall on you like rain;
let my speech settle like dew.
Let my words fall like rain on tender grass,
like gentle showers on young plants.
let my speech settle like dew.
Let my words fall like rain on tender grass,
like gentle showers on young plants.
For the name of Jehovah will I proclaim: Ascribe greatness unto our God!
I will proclaim the name of the LORD;
how glorious is our God!
how glorious is our God!
[He is] the Rock, his work is perfect, For all his ways are righteousness; A God of faithfulness without deceit, Just and right is he.
He is the Rock; his deeds are perfect.
Everything he does is just and fair.
He is a faithful God who does no wrong;
how just and upright he is!
Everything he does is just and fair.
He is a faithful God who does no wrong;
how just and upright he is!
They have dealt corruptly with him; Not his children's is their spot: -- A crooked and perverted generation!
Do ye thus requite Jehovah, Foolish and unwise people? Is not he thy father that hath bought thee? Hath he not made thee and established thee?
Is this the way you repay the LORD,
you foolish and senseless people?
Isn’t he your Father who created you?
Has he not made you and established you?
you foolish and senseless people?
Isn’t he your Father who created you?
Has he not made you and established you?
Remember the days of old, Consider the years of generation to generation; Ask thy father, and he will shew thee; Thine elders, and they will tell thee.
Remember the days of long ago;
think about the generations past.
Ask your father, and he will inform you.
Inquire of your elders, and they will tell you.
think about the generations past.
Ask your father, and he will inform you.
Inquire of your elders, and they will tell you.
When the Most High assigned to the nations their inheritance, When he separated the sons of Adam, He set the bounds of the peoples According to the number of the children of Israel.
For Jehovah's portion is his people; Jacob the lot of his inheritance.
“For the people of Israel belong to the LORD;
Jacob is his special possession.
Jacob is his special possession.
He found him in a desert land, And in the waste, howling wilderness; He compassed him about, he watched over him, He preserved him as the apple of his eye.
As the eagle stirreth up its nest, Hovereth over its young, Spreadeth out its wings, Taketh them, beareth them on its feathers,
Like an eagle that rouses her chicks
and hovers over her young,
so he spread his wings to take them up
and carried them safely on his pinions.
and hovers over her young,
so he spread his wings to take them up
and carried them safely on his pinions.
So Jehovah alone did lead him, And no strange god [was] with him.
The LORD alone guided them;
they followed no foreign gods.
they followed no foreign gods.
He made him ride on the high places of the earth, And he ate the produce of the field; And he made him suck honey out of the crag, And oil out of the flinty rock;
He let them ride over the highlands
and feast on the crops of the fields.
He nourished them with honey from the rock
and olive oil from the stony ground.
and feast on the crops of the fields.
He nourished them with honey from the rock
and olive oil from the stony ground.
Cream of kine, and milk of sheep, With the fat of lambs, And rams of the breed of Bashan, and he-goats, With the fat of kidneys of wheat; And thou didst drink pure wine, the blood of the grape.
He fed them yogurt from the herd
and milk from the flock,
together with the fat of lambs.
He gave them choice rams from Bashan, and goats,
together with the choicest wheat.
You drank the finest wine,
made from the juice of grapes.
and milk from the flock,
together with the fat of lambs.
He gave them choice rams from Bashan, and goats,
together with the choicest wheat.
You drank the finest wine,
made from the juice of grapes.
Then Jeshurun grew fat, and kicked -- Thou art waxen fat, Thou art grown thick, And thou art covered with fatness; -- He gave up +God who made him, And lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
They moved him to jealousy with strange gods, With abominations did they provoke him to anger.
They stirred up his jealousy by worshiping foreign gods;
they provoked his fury with detestable deeds.
they provoked his fury with detestable deeds.
They sacrificed unto demons who are not +God; To gods whom they knew not, To new ones, who came newly up, Whom your fathers revered not.
They offered sacrifices to demons, which are not God,
to gods they had not known before,
to new gods only recently arrived,
to gods their ancestors had never feared.
to gods they had not known before,
to new gods only recently arrived,
to gods their ancestors had never feared.
Of the Rock that begot thee wast thou unmindful, And thou hast forgotten God who brought thee forth.
You neglected the Rock who had fathered you;
you forgot the God who had given you birth.
you forgot the God who had given you birth.
And Jehovah saw it, and despised them, Because of the provoking of his sons and of his daughters.
“The LORD saw this and drew back,
provoked to anger by his own sons and daughters.
provoked to anger by his own sons and daughters.
And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be; For they are a perverse generation, Children in whom is no faithfulness.
He said, ‘I will abandon them;
then see what becomes of them.
For they are a twisted generation,
children without integrity.
then see what becomes of them.
For they are a twisted generation,
children without integrity.
They have moved me to jealousy with that which is no God; They have exasperated me with their vanities; And I will move them to jealousy with that which is not a people; With a foolish nation will I provoke them to anger.
They have roused my jealousy by worshiping things that are not God;
they have provoked my anger with their useless idols.
Now I will rouse their jealousy through people who are not even a people;
I will provoke their anger through the foolish Gentiles.
they have provoked my anger with their useless idols.
Now I will rouse their jealousy through people who are not even a people;
I will provoke their anger through the foolish Gentiles.
For a fire is kindled in mine anger, And it shall burn into the lowest Sheol, And shall consume the earth and its produce, And set fire to the foundations of the mountains.
I will heap mischiefs upon them; Mine arrows will I spend against them.
I will heap disasters upon them
and shoot them down with my arrows.
and shoot them down with my arrows.
They shall be consumed with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, And with poisonous pestilence; And the teeth of beasts will I send against them, With the poison of what crawleth in the dust.
I will weaken them with famine,
burning fever, and deadly disease.
I will send the fangs of wild beasts
and poisonous snakes that glide in the dust.
burning fever, and deadly disease.
I will send the fangs of wild beasts
and poisonous snakes that glide in the dust.
From without shall the sword bereave them, and in the chambers, terror -- Both the young man and the virgin, The suckling with the man of gray hairs.
Outside, the sword will bring death,
and inside, terror will strike
both young men and young women,
both infants and the aged.
and inside, terror will strike
both young men and young women,
both infants and the aged.
I would say, I will scatter, I will make the remembrance of them to cease from among men,
I would have annihilated them,
wiping out even the memory of them.
wiping out even the memory of them.
If I did not fear provocation from the enemy, Lest their adversaries should misunderstand it, Lest they should say, Our hand is high, and Jehovah has not done all this.
But I feared the taunt of Israel’s enemy,
who might misunderstand and say,
“Our own power has triumphed!
The LORD had nothing to do with this!”’
who might misunderstand and say,
“Our own power has triumphed!
The LORD had nothing to do with this!”’
For they are a nation void of counsel, And understanding is not in them.
“But Israel is a senseless nation;
the people are foolish, without understanding.
the people are foolish, without understanding.
Oh that they had been wise! they would have understood this, They would have considered their latter end!
Oh, that they were wise and could understand this!
Oh, that they might know their fate!
Oh, that they might know their fate!
How could one chase a thousand, And two put ten thousand to flight, Were it not that their Rock had sold them, And Jehovah had delivered them up?
How could one person chase a thousand of them,
and two people put ten thousand to flight,
unless their Rock had sold them,
unless the LORD had given them up?
and two people put ten thousand to flight,
unless their Rock had sold them,
unless the LORD had given them up?
For their rock is not as our Rock: Let our enemies themselves be judges.
For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, And of the fields of Gomorrah: Their grapes are grapes of poison, Bitter are their clusters;
Their vine grows from the vine of Sodom,
from the vineyards of Gomorrah.
Their grapes are poison,
and their clusters are bitter.
from the vineyards of Gomorrah.
Their grapes are poison,
and their clusters are bitter.
Their wine is the poison of dragons, And the cruel venom of vipers.
Their wine is the venom of serpents,
the deadly poison of cobras.
the deadly poison of cobras.
Is not this hidden with me, Sealed up among my treasures?
“The LORD says, ‘Am I not storing up these things,
sealing them away in my treasury?
sealing them away in my treasury?
Vengeance is mine, and recompense, For the time when their foot shall slip. For the day of their calamity is at hand, And the things that shall come upon them make haste.
I will take revenge; I will pay them back.
In due time their feet will slip.
Their day of disaster will arrive,
and their destiny will overtake them.’
In due time their feet will slip.
Their day of disaster will arrive,
and their destiny will overtake them.’
For Jehovah will judge his people, And shall repent in favour of his servants; When he seeth that power is gone, And there is none shut up or left.
And he shall say, Where are their gods, Their rock in whom they trusted,
Then he will ask, ‘Where are their gods,
the rocks they fled to for refuge?
the rocks they fled to for refuge?
Who ate the fat of their sacrifices, [And] drank the wine of their drink-offering? Let them rise up and help you, That there may be a protection over you.
Where now are those gods,
who ate the fat of their sacrifices
and drank the wine of their offerings?
Let those gods arise and help you!
Let them provide you with shelter!
who ate the fat of their sacrifices
and drank the wine of their offerings?
Let those gods arise and help you!
Let them provide you with shelter!
See now that I, I am HE, And there is no god with me; I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal, And there is none that delivereth out of my hand,
Look now; I myself am he!
There is no other god but me!
I am the one who kills and gives life;
I am the one who wounds and heals;
no one can be rescued from my powerful hand!
There is no other god but me!
I am the one who kills and gives life;
I am the one who wounds and heals;
no one can be rescued from my powerful hand!
For I lift up my hand to the heavens, and say, I live for ever!
Now I raise my hand to heaven
and declare, “As surely as I live,
and declare, “As surely as I live,
If I have sharpened my gleaming sword, And my hand take hold of judgment, I will render vengeance to mine adversaries, And will recompense them that hate me.
when I sharpen my flashing sword
and begin to carry out justice,
I will take revenge on my enemies
and repay those who reject me.
and begin to carry out justice,
I will take revenge on my enemies
and repay those who reject me.
Mine arrows will I make drunk with blood, And my sword shall devour flesh; [I will make them drunk] with the blood of the slain and of the captives, With the head of the princes of the enemy.
I will make my arrows drunk with blood,
and my sword will devour flesh —
the blood of the slaughtered and the captives,
and the heads of the enemy leaders.”’
and my sword will devour flesh —
the blood of the slaughtered and the captives,
and the heads of the enemy leaders.”’
Shout for joy, ye nations, with his people, For he avengeth the blood of his servants, And rendereth vengeance to his enemies, And maketh atonement for his land, for his people.
“Rejoice with him, you heavens,
and let all of God’s angels worship him.h
Rejoice with his people, you Gentiles,
and let all the angels be strengthened in him.i
For he will avenge the blood of his childrenj;
he will take revenge against his enemies.
He will repay those who hate himk
and cleanse his people’s land.”
and let all of God’s angels worship him.h
Rejoice with his people, you Gentiles,
and let all the angels be strengthened in him.i
For he will avenge the blood of his childrenj;
he will take revenge against his enemies.
He will repay those who hate himk
and cleanse his people’s land.”
And Moses came and spoke all the words of this song in the ears of the people, he and Hoshea the son of Nun.
And when Moses had ended speaking all these words to all Israel,
When Moses had finished reciting all these words to the people of Israel,
he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the words that I testify among you this day, which ye shall command your children to take heed to do, all the words of this law.
he added: “Take to heart all the words of warning I have given you today. Pass them on as a command to your children so they will obey every word of these instructions.
For it is no vain word for you, but it is your life, and through this word ye shall prolong your days on the land whereunto ye pass over the Jordan to possess it.
These instructions are not empty words — they are your life! By obeying them you will enjoy a long life in the land you will occupy when you cross the Jordan River.”
Moses' Death Foretold
And Jehovah spoke to Moses that same day, saying,
And Jehovah spoke to Moses that same day, saying,
Moses’ Death Foretold
That same day the LORD said to Moses,
Go up into this mountain Abarim, mount Nebo, which is in the land of Moab, which is opposite Jericho; and behold the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel for a possession,
and die on the mountain whither thou goest up, and be gathered unto thy peoples, as Aaron thy brother died on mount Hor, and was gathered unto his peoples;
Then you will die there on the mountain. You will join your ancestors, just as Aaron, your brother, died on Mount Hor and joined his ancestors.
because ye trespassed against me among the children of Israel at the waters of Meribah-Kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin; because ye hallowed me not in the midst of the children of Israel.